Morning:
The debt of days past
leaden with expectation, disappointment, reality.
Eyes flicker open to a ceiling of peeling paint
washed with the wonder of soft sunlight
peering through sheer curtains.
Repeated motions:
Apply a new face
Reshape the body
Adorn with subtle details
enough to convey effort
but not to attract attention.
Repeated sounds:
Please and thank you’s
Click clack of heeled footsteps.
Delicate reminders in the conditional tense
and silent nods.
Repeated expressions:
Smile, always
A downward gaze with hunched shoulders
Crossed legs, lightly folded hands.
Distant gazes, never fixed onto anything
in particular.
Afternoon:
Fleeting office interactions
camaraderie, muffled laughter, and daily news.
Unthanked labor and unending workloads.
Evening:
Rush home
to pick up, feed, bathe, and clothe Dependents.
await Husband
cold dinner, drunken excuses, dutiful nights.
Morning:
The debt of days past
leaden with expectation, disappointment, reality.
Eyes flicker open to a ceiling of peeling paint
washed with the wonder of soft sunlight
peering through sheer curtains.
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